1) Make a list of the nutjobs that are holding this whole thing up2) Everybody donate 25 cents or a dollar or whatever you can afford, each day, to an opponent of theirs. If they currently have no opponents, then donate the money to the DNC.3) Send them an email letting them know that you donated, and will continue to donate, as long as they continue to be jackasses.

Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.

Sounds like this whole shiatshow is an unconstitutional power grab by the Republican controlled House of Representatives.

1) Make a list of the nutjobs that are holding this whole thing up2) Everybody donate 25 cents or a dollar or whatever you can afford, each day, to an opponent of theirs. If they currently have no opponents, then donate the money to the DNC.3) Send them an email letting them know that you donated, and will continue to donate, as long as they continue to be jackasses.

Because I was bored, I looked up the 80 Representatives that signed Mark Meadows' letter to Boehner asking not to let any spending bill out of the House without it defunding Obamacare and checked how they did in their home district.

The mean margin of victory was 32 points. The median was 28.

So yeah, a lot of those guys are untouchable no matter what. But on the bright side, some are not, here are all the signatories with a margine of victory of 10% or less:

Do you know what's nice? Seeing Reid and Obama have a backbone and defend the position of the people that voted for them. For once, after six farking years of capitulation after capitulation after capitulation. Seeing Reid practically apologize for ever standing up to the Republicans in the first place.

For once, he's taking as hard-line a stand for the majority that voted for him as the teabaggers do for their positions. It's about farking time.

That being said, I expect Reid to cave any minute and issue an official apology accepting complete blame for the shutdown and delaying the ACA provision not only for one year but "let's go ahead and make it ten".

"You don't HAVE the farking votes, dipshiats! We know you never did!""Ve don't care. Ve still vant Obamacare gone, America, or ve fark you up.""Fark you. Fark the 232 of you.""Hey, cool it Obama.""No, without the votes, there is no defunding. That's what democracy is. Those are the farking rules.""We shut down the government!""We thought we were getting Obamacare defunded!""It's not fair!""Fair? WHO'S THE FARKING NIHILIST HERE? WHAT ARE YOU, A BUNCH OF FARKING CRYBABIES?"

nmrsnr:So yeah, a lot of those guys are untouchable no matter what. But on the bright side, some are not, here are all the signatories with a margine of victory of 10% or less:

Andy Barr KY-6 MoV 3

Barr is, sad to say, the rep for my district. Farking LEXINGTON- a city with an openly gay mayor- and this asshat is our rep. Come next time he's up for election, I WILL be volunteering and donating to get him sent packing and will dig out my baritone and re-learn how to play "Hey-hey-hey, Goodbye!" in front of his office on his last day.

Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind.:'Rebel Without a Clue."Steve, you wrote, "Republican lawmakers are acting like a street gang..."Uhm... No.They're wannabe's!But in a real street-fight, the real street gangs, like the Crips, or Bloods, or The Latin Kings, would carve the Teabaggers up like they were Thanksgiving Day turkey's - instead of just political turkey's. And pigs

Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind.:'Rebel Without a Clue."Steve, you wrote, "Republican lawmakers are acting like a street gang..."Uhm... No.They're wannabe's!But in a real street-fight, the real street gangs, like the Crips, or Bloods, or The Latin Kings, would carve the Teabaggers up like they were Thanksgiving Day turkey's - instead of just political turkey's. And pigs

/Stay classy

I had to go read the comments.

I liked the "He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing" from Dune.

Unfortunately, the GOP cannot destroy Obamacare with this shutdown. They need Obama's signature, and can't override his veto (they just don't have the votes).

Car_Ramrod:"You don't HAVE the farking votes, dipshiats! We know you never did!""Ve don't care. Ve still vant Obamacare gone, America, or ve fark you up.""Fark you. Fark the 232 of you.""Hey, cool it Obama.""No, without the votes, there is no defunding. That's what democracy is. Those are the farking rules.""We shut down the government!""We thought we were getting Obamacare defunded!""It's not fair!""Fair? WHO'S THE FARKING NIHILIST HERE? WHAT ARE YOU, A BUNCH OF FARKING CRYBABIES?"

I love this post so much. It's a perfect synopsis of what's going on right now.

1) Make a list of the nutjobs that are holding this whole thing up2) Everybody donate 25 cents or a dollar or whatever you can afford, each day, to an opponent of theirs. If they currently have no opponents, then donate the money to the DNC.3) Send them an email letting them know that you donated, and will continue to donate, as long as they continue to be jackasses.

Because I was bored, I looked up the 80 Representatives that signed Mark Meadows' letter to Boehner asking not to let any spending bill out of the House without it defunding Obamacare and checked how they did in their home district.

The mean margin of victory was 32 points. The median was 28.

So yeah, a lot of those guys are untouchable no matter what. But on the bright side, some are not, here are all the signatories with a margine of victory of 10% or less:

The real opportunity for Democrats are the Republicans who didn't swear the blood oath or go with a compromise and get primaried. Loss of the incumbency advantage in a district puts it in play. It's hard on the 'moderate' Republicans, but what the House really comes down to is who gets to pick the Speaker. Of course, they might get an offer of running unopposed if enough defected to switch the Chair now...

1) Make a list of the nutjobs that are holding this whole thing up2) Everybody donate 25 cents or a dollar or whatever you can afford, each day, to an opponent of theirs. If they currently have no opponents, then donate the money to the DNC.3) Send them an email letting them know that you donated, and will continue to donate, as long as they continue to be jackasses.

Because I was bored, I looked up the 80 Representatives that signed Mark Meadows' letter to Boehner asking not to let any spending bill out of the House without it defunding Obamacare and checked how they did in their home district.

The mean margin of victory was 32 points. The median was 28.

So yeah, a lot of those guys are untouchable no matter what. But on the bright side, some are not, here are all the signatories with a margine of victory of 10% or less:

"I want to apologize for anything I may have said that disrespected Marlin Stutzman," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) told reporters at a leadership press availability.

Similar apologies were offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who then called on Stutzman to stop disrespecting Americans harmed by the shutdown and agree to reopen the government.

Murray offered a "group hug" if it would help console the congressman.

Car_Ramrod:"I want to apologize for anything I may have said that disrespected Marlin Stutzman," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) told reporters at a leadership press availability.

Similar apologies were offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who then called on Stutzman to stop disrespecting Americans harmed by the shutdown and agree to reopen the government.

Murray offered a "group hug" if it would help console the congressman.

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Um....are they trolling?! Did Obama give his trolling powers to the Dems in the Senate?

Rwa2play:Car_Ramrod: "I want to apologize for anything I may have said that disrespected Marlin Stutzman," Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) told reporters at a leadership press availability.

Similar apologies were offered by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), who then called on Stutzman to stop disrespecting Americans harmed by the shutdown and agree to reopen the government.

Murray offered a "group hug" if it would help console the congressman.

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Um....are they trolling?! Did Obama give his trolling powers to the Dems in the Senate?

If I didn't know any better, I'd say the Dems were starting to develop a spine. At most just a bundle of cartilage running down the long axis at this point... but hope springs eternal.

1) Make a list of the nutjobs that are holding this whole thing up2) Everybody donate 25 cents or a dollar or whatever you can afford, each day, to an opponent of theirs. If they currently have no opponents, then donate the money to the DNC.3) Send them an email letting them know that you donated, and will continue to donate, as long as they continue to be jackasses.

Because I was bored, I looked up the 80 Representatives that signed Mark Meadows' letter to Boehner asking not to let any spending bill out of the House without it defunding Obamacare and checked how they did in their home district.

The mean margin of victory was 32 points. The median was 28.

So yeah, a lot of those guys are untouchable no matter what. But on the bright side, some are not, here are all the signatories with a margine of victory of 10% or less:

Steve King has more or less announced he's running for Senate, so presumably his seat will open up too. Probably not competitive, though. Anybody they run will be slightly less crazy and probably perform as well or better.